Loose-leaf binder.



- No. 834,163. I 'PATENTED OCT. 23, 1906.

T. OWEN. LOOSE LEAF BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4, 1906.

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JACOB V. DEALY, HOUSTON, TEXAS.

' LOOSE- LEAF Bl NDER.

Specification of LettersPatent.

rammed Oct. 23, 1906.

Application filed January 4, 1906. Serial N6. 294,610.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS OWEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Houston, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Loose-Leaf Binders; andI do to be a. full, clear, and

exact description 0 the invention, such as will'enable others skilledinthe art to which it gppertains to make and use the same.

. his invention relates to improvements in loose-leaf binders forledgers or other forms of books.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, stron durable, andeflicient means by which the loose leaves may be quickl and easilyattached to.or removed from a 00k, said binders being so constructed asto permit the book to. be opened out fiat.

With'the above andotherobjects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as will be hereinafter descrl ed 'and claime In the accom anyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a plan view 0 an 0 en book, having the leavesthereof fastene by means of binders constructed and arrangedin'accordance with the invention. ,Fi 2. is av sectional view throughthe same, s owing the manner ofse curing the binders 1n place betweenthe covers of the book. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one endof one of the binders, showing the manner of fastening the leavestherein-. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an empty binder. I

Referring more articularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the 00k havingcovers '2, be-' tween which are arranged a series of'binders 3. Thebinders 3 each consists of afstrip of thin flexible metal bent or foldedlo 'tu'dinally upon itself to form a V-sha ed 0 annel a, into which thener ends of t e leaves of each section are a a ted to be inserted. Onone edge of said f0 ded strip or binder are formed two or more integraltongues4, adapted to be inserted through alined slits 5, formed in theleaves adjacent to their inner edges. Said tongues after being passedthrough the slits 5 are bent upon the opposite side of the binder, asshown, thus sesuitable material, but which is :resorted to withoutdeparting from claim.

curely holding the leaves in place in the binders. Adjacentto the foldededge of each of the binders are formed alined slots 6,

I and through said slots is adapted to be in serted a binding-strip 7,which may be of any formed of sheepskin or tough -leat er.

referably i h The ends of the. strip 7 roject beyond the outer I sidesof the series 0 binders and are adapted to be secured in the covers ofthe book, as

shown in Fig. 2, thereby securing said binders between the covers in theform of stubs.

By means of a binder constructed as herein shown and described an numberof leaves may be appliedto a boo and said leaves may be inserted at anydesired place in the book.

From the fore oing description, taken in connection with t e accompany'drawings, the construction andoperation o the invention will be readilyunderstood without re-.

quiring'a more extendedex lanation.

Various changes in the 01m, proportion, and the minordetails ofconstructlon may be the principle or sacrificing an this invention as (1comprising a strip ofmetal bent upon itself longitudinally to provide aV-sha ed chanof the advantages of ed by the appended '4 formed on oneedge of said stri said' tongues being adapted to be inserted t oughslits formed in said leaves and to be bent down into engagement with theopposite side of said metal st1'ip,.and flexible securingboo stri s 7connected to the back of the nesses.

' THOMAS OWEN.

' Witnesses:

H. P. Harm, M. LA'SmmN'r;

5 nel a to receive the leaves of a boo tongues

